Saturday, October 25, 2008

I have a zillion things I should be doing, like preparing for my online mixed media class I'm teaching at joggles.com starting THIS thursday and the monthly art quilt class I teach starts up again tomorrow and...and...but I just had to sit and draw this pomegranate.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

I got my copy of Mixed Media self-portraits and it's really a fabulous book with not only lots of great images, but food for thought. The author is doing a blog tour, and she'll be here on my blog (well you know, virtually) on November 3 for a give-away of the book. Stay tuned.

Friday, October 17, 2008

For the past couple of years, I've asked my artist friends to create (decorate) an Ikea mirror for San Diego Brain Injury Foundation fundrasier. We usually get about 20 mirrors, all fabulous and original and totally different. Here's my mirror. The event is going to held October 26, 1-4:30 in LaJolla.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

One year ago this month, the San Diego's 2008 fires burned soo many homes in San Diego. Over 350 homes in my community of Rancho Bernardo alone. My friend Pamela wrote this article for Vision magazine. Check it out.It's warm here now, with some Santa Ana devil winds...and it makes everyone on edge.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I just found out there's still room in my Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style workshop on Saturday, December 6 in Encinitas.In the gorgeous garden of the California Center for Creative Renewal in Encinitas, CaliforniaBe inspired to record your life, your trip, or your daily adventures in an illustrated journal as you spend a meditative day drawing and sketching in the healing gardens. Jane will guide you through basic drawing, inking and watercolor painting. You’ll choose simple objects, vignettes or vistas to draw and paint, and then journal your thoughts right onto the drawings. At the end of the day you will create a small portfolio for your artwork. The class is geared for beginners, but all levels are welcome. Sixteen dollar materials fee includes everything you’ll need: watercolor paper, ink pen and watercolor set with special Niji WaterbrushRegister through Ellen at ellen@artretreats.com or phone 760-436-3310. Cost: $95 plus $16 materials fee.

Friday, October 10, 2008

I'm in this issue of Quilting Arts magazine! (October/November 2008) Check out my article and photos of my organza pieces pages 14-18. Oh yea, and look at page 4 too, Pokey was kind enough to include a photo of me and her from the QA TV filming in August.

I've doing quite a few pieces using silk organza combined with other sheers, but haven't posted them because they are difficult to photograph. Hey, THANKS everyone who posted birthday wishes on my blog! I really appreciate your kind wishes!

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Just returned from upstate New York where I taught a sketching and watercolor workshop. Here we are on location. It was cold! (48 degrees in New York, and 100 degrees in San Diego!)Sandy came in from Conneticut and Donna from Denver, for my weekend workshop. Be sure and look at Sandy's blog to see beautiful journal pages she created!!